पञ्चाङ्ग — Ranchi, Jharkhand · April 25, 2013 CE

Also observed today

मेष सङ्क्रान्ति · Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)Pan-Hindu
वैशाखी · Baisakhi (Vaiśākhī)Regional
कूर्म जयन्ती · Kūrma JayantīVaishnava
चण्डिका जयन्ती · Chaṇḍikā JayantīShakta
चित्रा पौर्णमी · Citrā PaurṇamīRegional
वैशाख पूर्णिमा व्रत · Vaiśākha Pūrṇimā VratPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 12.10 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga

अभ्यासेऽप्यसमर्थोऽसि मत्कर्मपरमो भव।मदर्थमपि कर्माणि कुर्वन् सिद्धिमवाप्स्यसि।।12.10।।

"12.10 And if thou are not strong enough to practise concentration, then devote thyself to My service, do all thine acts for My sake, and thou shalt still attain the goal." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 12.10's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2070 Parābhava

Śaka Saṁvat: 1935 Vijaya

Bengali Saṁvat: 1420

Malayalam Era: 1189

Nanakshahi: 544

Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Pūrṇimā (15/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Citrā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	10.97°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P4
चन्द्र Candra	180.30°	Tulā	Citrā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	9.19°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P3
बुध Budha	353.31°	Mīna	Revatī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	51.78°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P4
शुक्र Śukra	17.84°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P2
शनि Śani	194.18°	Tulā	Svātī P3

Ranchi, Jharkhand — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:20 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:14 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:47 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	17:18 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	04:50 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 53 Mins 56 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 06 Mins 04 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:37 – 04:28
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:15 – 05:20
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:21 – 12:13
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:56 – 14:47
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:02 – 18:26
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:14 – 18:46
Amṛta Kāla	17:59 – 19:44
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:21 – 00:13

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	13:24 – 15:00
Yamaganda	05:20 – 06:57
Gulika Kāla	08:33 – 10:10
Varjyam	05:52 – 06:13
Dur Muhūrta	08:20 – 08:46

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)

Candra Vāsa: North

Rāhu Vāsa: North-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha	05:20 – 06:57 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga	06:57 – 08:33 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg	08:33 – 10:10 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala	10:10 – 11:47 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha	11:47 – 13:24 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta	13:24 – 15:00 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla	15:00 – 16:37 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha	16:37 – 18:14 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta	18:14 – 19:37 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla	19:37 – 21:00 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha	21:00 – 22:24 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga	22:24 – 23:47 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg	23:47 – 01:10 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala	01:10 – 02:33 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha	02:33 – 03:57 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta	03:57 – 05:20 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 23.3441°

Longitude: 85.3096°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Buddha Pūrṇimā Walk (बुद्ध पूर्णिमा यात्रा)

7 steps · festival walk
Today is Buddha Pūrṇimā — its dedicated walk.

Bhāgavata 1.3.24 (Buddha as 21st avatāra) + BG 12.13 (compassion) + Dhammapada parallels.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Pūrṇimā + Citrā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-04 — Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)

-0562-04-11 — Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5115
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1867942.27
Julian Day	2456407.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0390°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	168.36°

🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Substrate: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta
Method: Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equation
Tier-2 city localization: spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanamsa (24.0390°), declination 13.19°, EoT 1.98 min · verified ±1 min vs Drikpanchang
Lineage: Bhṛgu → Vyāsa → Āryabhaṭa → Brahmagupta → Bhāskara II → Mādhava → Parameśvara → Nīlakaṇṭha → Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate
Access: Self-hosted substrate · the deployed website IS the public offering · source not distributed
Computed for: 2013-04-25 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)